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Case Reports
. 2020 Jan 27:53:e20180046.
doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0046-2018. eCollection 2020.

Imported hepatopulmonary echinococcosis: first report of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (G1) in Bolivia

Daniel Jarovsky  1 , Clarissa Rodrigues da Silva Brito  1 , Danieli Urach Monteiro  2 , Maria Isabel de Azevedo  3 , Sônia de Avila Botton  2   4 , Marcelo Jenné Mimica  1 , Mariana Volpe Arnoni  5 , Marco Aurélio Palazzi Sáfadi  1 , Eitan Naaman Berezin  1 , Humberto Salgado Filho  6 , Flavia Jacqueline Almeida  1 , Mário Luiz de la Rue  2
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Imported hepatopulmonary echinococcosis: first report of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (G1) in Bolivia

Daniel Jarovsky et al. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. .

Abstract

Hepatopulmonary hydatidosis in young children is a rare and atypical presentation of Echinococcus granulosus infection. We report the first case of cystic echinococcosis caused by a microvariant of E. granulosus sensu stricto. Chemotherapy and systemic corticoids were administered before curative surgery was performed. Recurrence was not observed for more than 24 months of follow-up.

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FIGURE 1:
FIGURE 1:. Estimated worldwide distribution and geographical endemicity of the zoonotic strains of Echinococcus granulosus (adapted from reference 6). F: free; PF: provisionally free.
FIGURE 2:
FIGURE 2:. Anteroposterior chest radiograph (A) and coronal thoracoabdominal computed tomography scan (B) revealing large combined cystic masses in both the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
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